Business Objects Selected by Honeywell Aerospace as Business Intelligence Standard.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 12, 2004 Worldwide Leader in Aerospace Manufacturing Selects Business Objects for Enterprise Performance Management and Data Integration Business Objects (Nasdaq:BOBJ BOBJ Business Objects SA )(Euronext Paris ISIN Isin (ĭs`ĭn), capital of an ancient Semitic kingdom of N Babylonia. The city became important after the third dynasty of Ur fell to the Elamites and the Amorites (c.2025 B.C.). The phase from c.2025–c.1763 B.C. code: FR0004026250-BOB), the world's leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions, today announced that Honeywell Aerospace has selected Business Objects as its business intelligence standard. Honeywell Aerospace, a leader in aerospace products, services, and solutions, has selected Business Objects as the foundation for its enterprise performance management (EPM EPM equine protozoal myeloencephalitis. ) and data warehousing strategy. The company purchased the full suite of Business Objects products, including BusinessObjects(TM) Data Integrator and BusinessObjects Dashboard Manager. With 42,000 employees and sales of $9 billion, Honeywell's aerospace business is a leading global provider of integrated avionics, engines, systems and service solutions for aircraft manufacturers, airlines, business and general aviation, military, space and airport operations. Honeywell turned to Business Objects for an EPM solution that will allow executives to track key performance indicators Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are financial and non-financial metrics used to quantify objectives to reflect strategic performance of an organization. KPIs are used in Business Intelligence to assess the present state of the business and to prescribe a course of action. and manage its Six Sigma initiative. "We needed a business intelligence solution that would be fast to deploy, easy to customize and use, and offers low total cost of ownership," said Dave Smoley, CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. and vice president for Honeywell Aerospace Electronics Systems, a unit of Honeywell Aerospace. "We have a diverse community of Business Objects users, including executives, managers, and specialists in engineering and manufacturing. With Business Objects, we can accommodate all users' reporting needs and work from the same version of the truth across the company." Business Objects fulfilled Honeywell's requirements for an ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) The functions performed when pulling data out of one database and placing it into another of a different type. ETL is used to migrate data, often from relational databases into decision support systems. solution, including easy and quick deployment, rich metadata, and low total cost of ownership. BusinessObjects Data Integrator Business Objects's Data Integrator is a data integration and ETL tool that was previously known as Acta. The Data Integrator product consists primarily of a Data Integrator Job Server and the Data Integrator Designer. will play a key role in allowing Honeywell to standardize on one BI solution, as it will enable Honeywell to access data from information sources throughout the company, all on one platform. "Honeywell represents a broad trend we are seeing in the business intelligence industry, in which organizations are standardizing on one business intelligence provider," said Dave Kellogg, senior vice president of marketing for Business Objects. "Business Objects is a very attractive solution for companies that want to standardize on one provider -- we have the strongest and broadest product offering, and as the clear leader in business intelligence, we are completely focused on helping organizations use business intelligence to improve enterprise performance." About Honeywell Aerospace Based in Phoenix, Honeywell's aerospace business is a leading global provider of integrated avionics, engines, systems and service solutions for aircraft manufacturers, airlines, business and general aviation, military, space and airport operations. About Business Objects Business Objects is the world's leading business intelligence (BI) software company. Business intelligence enables organizations to track, understand, and manage enterprise performance. The company's solutions leverage the information that is stored in an array of corporate databases, enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. (ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. ), and customer relationship management (CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. ) systems. Popular uses of BI include enterprise reporting, management dashboards and scorecards, customer intelligence applications, financial reporting, and both customer and partner extranets. These solutions enable companies to gain visibility into their business, acquire and retain profitable customers, reduce costs, optimize the supply chain, increase productivity, and improve financial performance. In December 2003, Business Objects completed the acquisition of Crystal Decisions, the leader in enterprise reporting. The combined product line includes software for reporting, query and analysis, performance management, analytic applications, and data integration. In addition, Business Objects offers consulting and education services to help customers effectively deploy their business intelligence projects. Business Objects has more than 24,000 customers in over 80 countries. The company's stock is traded under the ticker symbols NASDAQ: BOBJ and Euronext Paris (ISIN: FR0004026250 - BOB). It is included in the SBF SBF Studium Biblicum Franciscanum (Franciscan School of Biblical Investigations; Jerusalem, Israel) SBF Small Block Ford (automotive engine) SBF Single Black Female SBF Société des Bourses Francaises 120 and IT CAC See Consumer Advisory Council. 50 French stock market indexes. Business Objects can be reached at 408-953-6000 and http://www.businessobjects.com. Business Objects, the Business Objects logo, and BusinessObjects are trademarks or registered trademarks of Business Objects SA or its affiliated companies in the United States and other countries. |
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